Position Title: Director, Strategic Sourcing - Tech
Reports to: Vice President, Stock, Treasury & Procurement
Organization: Global Sourcing & Procurement
Location: Mountain View, CA or San Diego, CA
OverviewIntuit's Global Strategic Sourcing team is at the forefront of a data-driven sourcing organization. The team is responsible for driving commercial excellence, speed, and innovation by partnering across Intuit's 3rd party ecosystem to deliver enterprise value in a digitally advanced, data-driven sourcing function. Technology vendor contracts are highly specialized, and licensing models, contract terms, and SLAs require deep expertise to negotiate and protect Intuit's interests.
Reporting to the VP of Stock, Treasury & Procurement, the Director of Strategic Sourcing - Tech leads a high-impact organization driving strategies across our Cloud, Software, Hardware, Telecom, Engineering & Technology Services organizations. This leader will serve as a trusted commercial advisor to senior leaders and support major business units including QuickBooks, Mailchimp, TurboTax and Credit Karma.
This executive will be responsible for a multi-billion portfolio in total spend, almost 900 suppliers, and manage a team of approximately 50 FTEs and Contract Workers.
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities- Own the end-to-end category strategy and execution, including Media, Agency, Events, Content Production, Facilities, Professional Services, Contingent Labor, and Benefits.
- Design and implement data-driven sourcing strategies that balance cost, speed, quality, and innovation.
- Lead and negotiate complex, global agreements, focusing on total value and mitigating supplier risk.
- Serve as a trusted commercial advisor and partner to VP+ stakeholders and senior leaders across the Technology ecosystem
- Manage and optimize strategic supplier relationships to drive innovation, performance, and accountability.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team , developing organizational and team member capabilities in category management and strategic sourcing.
- Leverage analytics, automation, and modern sourcing tools to enhance visibility, decision speed, and digital fluency.
- Define and implement process improvements that reduce cycle time, deliver efficiency gains, and ensure compliance with policies.
QualificationsQualifications- 12+ years of progressive strategic sourcing or commercial leadership experience.
- 5+ years of management experience, with a demonstrated ability to recruit, mentor, develop, and retain an outstanding strategic sourcing team.
- Demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing, with strong financial acumen and experience leading complex, high-value negotiations.
- AI-Centered Approach: Demonstrated experience championing AI and automation across the sourcing function to drive faster decisions and reduce manual effort
- Strategic and Global Mindset: Ability to align sourcing strategies to enterprise goals and manage a broad, complex portfolio of categories within a fast-paced, dynamic organization.
- Strong Leadership: A collaborative, innovative, and enterprise-minded leadership style. Solid leadership skills and ability to develop a high-performing team recognized for innovation and commercial excellence.
- Communication & Influence: Excellent executive communication skills. Proven ability to partner with and influence VP+ stakeholders and senior leaders , with an outstanding ability to collaborate with business partners.
- Digital Fluency & Agility: Comfort operating in analytics- and automation-enabled environments. Evidence of adaptability and a continuous improvement mindset to drive process improvements.
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Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at ). Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender.
The expected base pay range for this position is:
Mountain View $247,000 - $334,000
San Diego, CA $235,000- $318,000
